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Synonyms for re move


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : ri-moov
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈmuv

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Définition of re move

Origin :
  • early 14c., "move, take away, dismiss," from Old French removoir "move, stir; leave, depart; take away," from Latin removere "move back or away, take away, put out of view, subtract," from re- "back, away" (see re-) + movere "to move" (see move (v.)). Related: Removed; removing.
  • As in step : noun action, move
  • As in crowbar : noun iron lever
  • As in remoteness : noun distance
  • As in distance : noun interval, range
  • As in isolate : verb cut off, set apart
  • As in kick out : verb get rid of
  • As in kidnap : verb abduct; hold for ransom
  • As in let off : verb make not subject to punishment or action
  • As in lift : verb repeal, revoke
  • As in lighten : verb reduce weight, load
  • As in liquidate : verb destroy, dissolve
  • As in misplace : verb lose; be unable to find
  • As in move : verb be in motion, put in motion
  • As in obviate : verb make unnecessary
  • As in operate : verb perform surgery
  • As in oust : verb expel, get rid of
  • As in abstract : verb take away from
  • As in pull : verb drawing something with force
  • As in pull down : verb destroy; knock over
  • As in purge : verb rid of; clean out
  • As in quarantine : verb isolate
  • As in ax/axe : verb dismiss from service
  • As in rake : verb scrape up, hoe
  • As in raze : verb flatten, knock down; wipe out
  • As in relegate : verb banish, downgrade
  • As in remove : verb lift or move object; take off, away
  • As in remove : verb do away with; kill
  • As in repair : verb leave; retire
  • As in rescind : verb declare null and void
  • As in retire : verb leave a place or responsibility
  • As in revoke : verb take back; cancel
  • As in rid : verb do away with; free
  • As in scoop : verb dig up; shovel
  • As in banish : verb expel from place or situation
  • As in shake off : verb lose by getting away
  • As in shake up : verb upset, unsettle
  • As in shift : verb switch, fluctuate
  • As in skin : verb remove outer covering
  • As in snitch : verb steal
  • As in steal : verb take something without permission
  • As in strip : verb bare, uncover
  • As in subtract : verb take away
  • As in supersede : verb take the place of; override
  • As in supplant : verb displace, replace
  • As in sweep : verb brush off, away
  • As in take : verb subtract
  • As in transfer : verb pass possession to
  • As in transplant : verb relocate
  • As in transport : verb move, transfer
  • As in abduct : verb take by force and without permission
  • As in unload : verb take off; empty
  • As in uproot : verb destroy; rip out of a place
  • As in void : verb get rid of; empty
  • As in waive : verb give up; let go
  • As in wipe : verb brush, swab
  • As in wipe out : verb destroy; get rid of
  • As in get rid of : verb discard
  • As in budge : verb dislodge from staid position
  • As in bump : verb move over, dislodge
  • As in unseal : verb unlock
  • As in wean : verb detach
  • As in cancel : verb call off; erase
  • As in carry : verb transport physical object
  • As in cashier : verb discard, expel
  • As in retrench : verb economize
  • As in shuck : verb remove outer layer
  • As in unseat : verb remove from office
  • As in change : verb substitute, replace
  • As in clear out : verb empty something
  • As in relocate : verb move
  • As in superannuate : verb retire
  • As in tote : verb carry
  • As in transmigrate : verb emigrate
  • As in unclothe : verb strip
  • As in uncouple : verb detach
  • As in unlade : verb unload
  • As in commit : verb deliver, entrust
  • As in deduct : verb take away or out; reduce
  • As in depart : verb leave, retreat
  • As in detach : verb disconnect, cut off
  • As in discard : verb get rid of
  • As in discharge : verb dismiss from responsibility
  • As in discharge : verb unload
  • As in discount : verb lower, reduce cost
  • As in dislocate : verb displace
  • As in dislodge : verb knock loose
  • As in displace : verb remove from position of responsibility
  • As in disrobe : verb take off one's clothes
  • As in disturb : verb disorder; dislocate
  • As in divest : verb dispossess; take off
  • As in do away with : verb get rid of; destroy
  • As in ease : verb guide, move carefully
  • As in emigrate : verb move to new country
  • As in evacuate : verb clear an area; empty
  • As in evict : verb throw out from residence
  • As in exclude : verb expel, forbid
  • As in excommunicate : verb banish
  • As in excrete : verb discharge, usually liquified substance
  • As in exorcise : verb free from evil spirits
  • As in expel : verb discharge
  • As in expunge : verb destroy, obliterate
  • As in extinguish : verb kill; quash
  • As in extirpate : verb destroy; uproot
  • As in extricate : verb get out of a situation; relieve of responsibility
  • As in haul : verb move, pull to another spot
  • As in hollow : verb empty out; make concave
Example sentences :
  • You wrote me word you were cured,—at least sufficiently to re move your noble scruples.
  • Extract from : « What Will He Do With It, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Antonyms for re move

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